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Aidan Goddard, Chief Financial and Operating Officer at L’Occitane en Provence.

Get 9 top tips from the CFOO for Asia Pacific at L’Occitane en Provence - Aidan Goddard, FCMA CGMA, on how to progress your career, plus read his personal journey to success.

“When I am recruiting now, I look out for candidates with the CGMA skill set and encourage my existing staff to complete the management accounting training and exams. It’s a great way of developing an academic knowledge of finance into a working, professional understanding of financial principles in a real life business context."

Aidan's top tips for success

Ray Murphy, Head of Sales Analytics and Intelligence, Global SMB revenue at Google.

Get 6 top tips from Ray Murphy, FCMA, CGMA at Google about how to achieve global recognition and his own journey across the pond from Dublin to Silicon Valley, California.

"The CGMA designation meant my CIMA qualification opened the doors for me to earn that same level of respect I had already earned in Europe. It also means I’m recognised as a trusted, expert strategist connecting all aspects of business and a knowledge leader that can drive real impact and value to the business.”

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Grace Guo, Learning and Development Leader at Ernst & Young.

Your 6 top tips from Grace Guo, FCMA, CGMA at Ernst & Young in China on driving a management mindset and how members can apply the CGMA skills to roles outside of finance.

“Now that I am in a learning and development role rather than finance, my CGMA skills are just as useful. The analysis and decision-making skills come in to play on a daily basis. What’s more, I have found that the skills CGMAs learn are actually relevant to the learning needs of EY staff in certain of our service lines”

Grace's top tips for success